Reproducing apparatus



May 7, 1935.

G. LEOFANTI REPRODUCING APPARATUS 2 sheets-shew@ 1 INVENTOR f4/f wmf/7' ,BW fw Filed May l0, 1934 ArrQRNEY vMly 7, 1935# G. LEoFAN-n 2,000,766

REPRODUC ING APPARATUS Filed May 1o, 1934 (2 Sheets-sheet 2 ATToRNEY.

Patented May 7; 19135' Airpiication May.logiggrgelNouggz g relaxing. (ci, 33 24) i Thisfinvention relates toreproducing apparavt1.1s. ,lMore particularly, itrelates to a machine Qforjenlarging or reducingstatuesand forms and for reproducing suchy statues or forms formal:-

ing .mirror 'images of suchV statues or forms.

Without requiring a double statuesor forms.

reproduction'of such YIt';isV among'the objects ofithisinyv'entiony to provide.; a; s implyi operable apparatusA for enfV larging ore reducing vforms,` Whetherv of Wood,

stone, plast'er, v marblei. clay andithe like, to proyideefticientV 'apparatus for reproducing the same 0r `olzrpopsitesides of` a form from a model'v in .one

. operation Without necessitatingtheiformation of 15- e Van 'additional model from'which to Work;`

' One further object of-V thisY invention'n istofprofr Y vide apparatus whereby a model anda form -to be made therefrom-may be movedgorrotated in unisozrin one direction main-relative-r clockwise direction. Infthegdrawings: ,y j Fig. 1 isa fronteleyationofa :preferred-form Vof my embodiment;kv Fig.;'2 is a top plan View of themaehine; Fig. 3 is a viewf taken online 37e-3.0i Fig. 1, andlooking inthe direction of the arrows;

1VFig. 4 is a detail View taRenpnlineAQ-.Il of Fig. 51s a detail taken; online -'ofFig. 1; and -;,;f; 1'ig.,6 is a diagrammatic: illustration offfthe means for making (reproducing) mirror images of a form orstatuary.r .-f

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate,z like Vparts throughout, thepreferred embodiment has a. base` I0 Whichcan be mounted on anysuitable support, not vShown.` Said base has its front partlyrvcut aWayfas seen in Fig. 1, andv'hofllowed, as shown in Figs. l and 5. It Valso, has at its top portion a lplurality of spaced,"V horizontal rails,k I I, t2, I3

and I4. lying in the same level or l1orizo nta1 plane. [of the base and extend'upwardlyirom .the surface of the base, v*forming .triangulate ridges,

andA providing recesses or. grooveswbetweenv them" foraccommodating base plates I5 and I6.k lEach ofksaid platesha'salplurality of spacedl grooves', Il, I8, lsand 1.2(1,- on its. under face lorrails II, I2, I3 and'I, -resp'ectively',- to permit sliding ofi the base plates alongfthe base. lt is tqbe noted that the4 plates are l slightly `e1 eyated from theA baseand that.thereisnoorosswise shiftingl of the plates, thereby,Vv avoidinganyuneven neee, inthe. repredueed. ferm.villen..r,1e.i1\s1e..

y.hub ,2S fer e .eenneetnesred v31.1 Dessine; thlreueh The rails extend preferably the 'length` ...Base plates lsifayrigirls arereti'ed 'nrinly railsvl LIZ', I3an'dnl4, by 'means oiga paiiof sliding plates 2`I, holt. H passing'through the p1ates'2 I, and cachot-the base;plates,jand a nut.`V 23.. ,forretainmg :the pates .2,1 l which abutf the f.

rails, as shown,permit' alinear movement ,0f e

the platee Witheet eneeuferine .enr lete'ralgref sistance tc'lfsuchmovement,asinjcases where-'g 1 the. platee erede: direct eentaeti with .a @bese-` The base plates. are eachgproyded witha jcirings which also lit in circulargrooveigg-o cular. groove 24 for retainingg therein bal lbear.`

turntables?? and 28:-:I1hesturntebles have. a

en inteerelfieentrel tublerextensen pieee; 3i et one end of which rodzis ta.l bevel gear ;3-2.-

` Mounted ,on .turntables 21 is a pedestalie ,te leev reprcmlueed-`V .Said pedestal, .may..be0.ff

pedestaiss. It wil; be nqted'rthetthegtumtabies' 'are 911i a Common, .levelfer `plane wthf'eherfdrlm or l l reproduced pieeeertrlereele.;auditiey "notifshiftgf ,l laterallyA or.fcrwardly andl baekwardly; .thereby x avoiding Vanydefective reproduction; ,j Y

n order 1go-getan` exact relative po for a' model form; olf-other type of Statuary which v eiydesired heighte-depending.upentheflsierof the frepredueien, `=T11rnteb1e 28, beweren .ef

, V' relativelyYlarger diameter thanturnplates-Zl tolf accommodate alargeblock from-which f made, 'corresponding with that of the vmodel .ont

to' move carriages, 15am] ls a'longiailsju, 172/,

VI3 and I4 koflloasefl,a,Worrnforscrew'rod 3L ie provided, Whehfiefeenneeted with-depending threaded openingfor; thefts/crm Vrod and. permit Y thercarriages to -mover in unisonin 'one direction.

The relative distance betweenthepcarriages may Ibe varied bythe operator,l by ,fist disconnecting carriage I5 .from worm rod `v34"|: y4r continually Y .turning the rodand then 1, turning4 the A'r o d .by ,A

mea-ns of handle lwheelSI- softhat the saurais unscreWedv/fro'm depending.merlibverfV A3:75 zal?i if y I riage It. v,Carriage VI5 is thenfconnectedgwith 'l the Worm 4rodand. 'readyor` further` 1. ,1 may also adjust and regulate fthe.- Arelatiye. distance betweenthe carriages by using. clampingjmemlhers 3'5 .having vise like jawsfnot shown., which maybe loosenedgat any*intervalsonftheworm f son =eitheninj the sameoropposite directs;

To'pefrmit rotation in the same direction; beyel clamping members 35;v vSaid members. have f a of a linkage member 65.

member 65 also, has aV knuckle 66 fitting intoV respective connection with bevels 31 and 38, by Vbeing keyed to a shaft 39. A plurality of supports 40 extending into the recessed portion of base I0 permit easy rotation of shaft 39 by means of ahandle Wheel 4|. If the turntables are to be rotated in opposite directions,

bevel gear, 42 keyed to shaft 3S, is provided forl connection with gear 32 of turntable 21, in which case, gear 31 is disconnected. This feature is advantageous since thefmodelr and type to be reproduced willturn Vtoward eachother, thereby forming a statue directly fromV the originalV in one operation instead of in twofasj heretofore required.

The side top of the base Ill is providedawith a scale 38' along one of its edgesfas-,shown in; Fig. 2,y to permit spacing of thesliding plates.

|5 andA I6.

On rails l2 and I3 of base l0 is a carriage 43 for a hollow slidable rpost 4,4Y which can be xed in position on the baseby means of engaging a bolt 45 depending from the post and through a slide plate 46 with'a nut 41. Post 44j is provided with Yatelescopic member 48 provided with a ball end 49 for supporting a socket 5|] of main arm or* compass beam 5|. Said telescopic member may be raised or'lowered in post 44 and retained in any xed Vposition by means of a set screw 52. VBeam 5| is movable on ball vend 49 in any,v direction and is joined therewith preferably at one end in order to permit `easy movement' during the reproducing operationsA I Adjacent hollow "slidable post 44vis another slidablehollow post 53V in'engagement with a carriage 54 and held in position against base l0 y by means of members 55, 56 and 51. The interior of thepost iscorrugated for an equalizing rod 58 containing at onefend a. transverse openingf59 for opposed ballbearings 6|),v which are yadapted to form a frictional-engagement with corrugations 6|, Aby means of tensionedspring `62. VBy this arrangement,I therod remains in the position in which it is left in order to facilitate handling of compass' beam 5|.'k The upper end of rodi 58 Vhas a saddle 63 for a knuckle 64 The other end rof a socket 61 of a collar 68, thereby forming a universal joint.

Collar 68 has an interiorV circumferential groove for ball bearings. 69 for holding compass beam 5| in engagement. Said 1 beam is -also grooved in order to accommodate said ball bearingsV and can be easilyv rotated clockwise Vor ycounter-clockwise around the collar,`moved on ball end 49 as avpivot atan incline or decline or'at an angleV on its horizontal. It is to be noted that Vthe beam has adjustable counter weights 2l) at one end to facilitate handling of the same. Furthermorasaddle 63, knuckles 64 and 66, and socket 61, form a universal joint p thereby allowing for freedom of movement of on base |0, for setting apart at vany indicatedA position, brackets 1|V andl12 provided with, an index 13. The Lbracketsfhave a circular'groove r1.4 for ball bearings 15 to permit rotary'movement of a plate Vcasting 16 which has vav depend- `ing'member 11 for accommodating `adjustably mounted tools 18 and 19. Ballbearings 15 are retained in position'between the brackets 12, 13,

and plate casting 15, by means of screw bolt vand nut 08|. y

Brackets 1| are provided with tightening means 82 and a set screw 83 which fits Yin a groove 84 onthe beam- VSaid groove 84 acts as a guide for brackets 1| and 12 to maintain them on the same level. This arrangement eliminates all unnecessary level adjustments on the brackets.

The tail ends of plate castings 16 are provided with an opening for a bushing 85 to accommodate a set pin 86.

In order to move the tools 18 and 19 on the vplate castings, a handle rod 81 is provided with a plurality of openings therein for pins 86. The rod is retained between the bushings 85 and the set pins 86 and is adapted to be rotated about theV center of the beam 5| as its axis. more,'tools 18 can be rotated about screw bolts 86 as their pivotal axes by pushing, raising or lowering the rod. Furthermore, said handle -rod` can be varranged Yon corresponding tail ends of the plate castings, as shown in Fig. 2,' whereby the `tools will move invunison and parallel to each other during a reproducing or cutting operation. If the rod is connected to the diagonally opposite tail ends of the plate castings, as shown schematically in Fig. 6, thetools move so that a line extended fromvthem would intersectv each other. Furthermore, the diagonally oppositeV connection ofthe rod with the'plate' vcastings permits enlarging or reduction of the side of the object directly opposed to the model, when the turntables arefrotated relative counter-clockwise directions'. In other Words, by this arrangement, mirror images off the form are obtained in one operation.

FromY the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is to be noted that an even and uniform motion is `impartedto the turntables which are arranged in a common level or plane. Furthermore, the turntables may be moved along said plane or level at any desired interval without requiring any tedious adjustments, and rotated in unison or counter 'tov each other. Also, the cutting or working tools are adjustable to any angle for working in two dimensions thereby permitting Yeasy enlarging, reducing or reproduction of forms. The tools are mounted on an easily balanced beam which'moves about a pivot and which can be easily counterbalanced or moved about in a gyrating or swinging manner.

The essential features of the invention include a level base, a plurality of adjustably slidable and rotatable turntables and an easily operable pantograph device which is rotatable on its Vhorizontal axis and can be raised, lowered or swung about a pivot. Furthermore, said pantograph device is counter balanced and permits working invention.

I claim: Y

l. Apparatus for enlarging, reducing or reproducing'statutary and like form, including a base lwith a plurality of equi-spaced tracks extending longitudinally along its top, va'pair of turntables,

Further- Y out departing fromv the spirit and scope of the t 'movable' longitudinally" and 1unison tlrereongmeansin theibasei l a a with rsaid'"turntaliles* for operating same a fen. estendere Unmanned Qn?r railscsli'dablealongg-the longitudinal" axis'of the base', clampingrneas for engaging the post VVto the tracks and the base,ra pantograph beam disposed perpendicular to and pivotally mounted onA able turntables arranged, on the ysame level forV retaining a model and block thereon respectively,"

means for sliding said tables valong said baseI in unison, means in thehollow portion of the lbase in connection with the turntables for rotating the same uniformlyand in, unison, a` standard post extending upwardly from. the base, a beam pivoted to said post and extending across the` top of the base at a distance therefrom, means in connection with the vbea/rn for following the' 'out'- line ofthe model on one .of the turntables, 'and cutting means also in connection with the beam for cutting the block on the other turntable so as to `correspond in outline with the model on saidflrst turntable.,

3. In apparatus for producing'a form 'from a model, the'` combination With a centrally .holg-n lowed base having a plurality'of equi-spacedlongitudinal tracks lying in the same horizontal 'Y plane thereon, of a pair ofcarriages slidable in unison on said tracks on the base, a turntable foreach of said carriages, meansdepending;

the base, means mountedon the base in connection with said `first means for rotating said tables, a slidable s'tandardw'post mounted on( saidY I y riages in unison alongthe tracks, aturntable l on each carriage for a form or block thereongf base having av telescopic adjustable extension thereon, a'beam weighted at Vone endv and pivotally mounted Aadjacent said end to the extension, another slidably adjustable'rpost mounted onsaid base',V adjacent'the rst post, having a universal jointsin connectionwith the beam for fixing the movement of the same, andY a pair of operable scribing tools lying inthe same horizontal plane with respect to the pivotal connection'` between the beamand the telescopic adjustable post, ro-` tatably engaged to said beam and inl connection with each other, one of said tools being usedV for followingY theoutline of the model on one ofthe tables and the other tool being used for cutting the form on a block on the other table.-

4. In apparatus for reducing, enlarging kor reproducing forms; a base with a plurality'of equispaced tracks extending"longitudinallyy yon its' top and arranged in a common levelfplane,v a

, plurality of carriages. slidable :horizontally onl said tracks to permit straight line movement of a pair of said tracks, 'atelescopic member slid- Vthe base in connection With the carriagesfor.

la modeLand the other table vbeing adaptedto Vadjacent the long edges ofV the base" and the Isupporting the `beam adjacent one of itsends, A

tudinally along` the top of saidvbase, one pair been .nd'in.Qeablefbenectef with each-f"othe'zr"lfor`4 Working` on the {r'rrodelL and blockon-the respective turntables. 5. In apparatus Vfor makingV Statuary and the like, a longitudinally hollow base having a plurality of` equi-spaced longitudinal tracks on :its top, a pair of carriages slidable inlunison to'any:`

desired Vrelative distance on said tracks, meansextending the length of the hollow portion of 15 moving the same inunison 4on the tracks, a turn-f table mounted on.4 each carriage, ballbearing.-

means intermediate the carriages and turntables for permittingA easy rotation of the carriages, means vdepending from the center of the `car riages into the hollow portion of the base,` meansy lextending through the base. infconnectionwithr the dependingmeansof each turntable for ro.v tating the samein unison, one ofl saidtables, fy-

having Va pedestal thereon for accommodating" accommodatea block, a pair of adjacentfslidA able standard posts on a plurality ofthe tracks, ,Y n Y a compass beam pivotally mounted'a't'one end,

to one of the postsand in rotatable engagementV withthe other post, and a pluralityof scribing;

toolsip'ivotally connectedY with the ,beam forthe 5 L 'Y formV andl block. onv therespec'tive turntables.

6. In apparatusjrfor,l reproducing, making, en@ larging or Vreducing Statuary A"and the like;v they' combination 'of a. longitudinally hollowed base havinga `scale thereon, and a'- plurality "of lequiiV spacedlongitudinalv tracks on its top,"f lying in the same plane, one p'airof said tracks'jlying other 'pair` lying adjacent the long edgesfof the lintermediate hollow portion Vof, theV base`,'a `pair of carriages slidable on Vsaid tracks, means exzf tending through the hollowed base and in con- I Y nection with the carriages for moving said car-A afpair Vof'v collars Vadjustably mounted along said beam,*a scribing compass tool horizontally ro. tatable about the `base Vofgeach ofV saidcollars f adjustable to coirespond'wit'h dimensionsA on@ the scale off the base,` Vinterconnecting ylinkage 1 means forthe toolslfor moving the same in'unison,.said tools being spaced on saidbearn tof `correspond withnthe spaced centers of thecar riages, and. means adjacentfsaid slidablemeans. in connection :with the base for xing the ele-VVV Y vational movement of the beam about said slide' able means as a pivot. a Y f V i 7. Apparatus for making` vforms of, various shapes and outline, comprisingv a base having a 1ongitudina11y Vheimwee central pcrtion,.a, p1urality of equi-spaced. tracks extending longi-y beingv Vadjacent the edges of ,thentopl and V,one

other pair being adjacent the edges of the'V ho'- Y lowed'po'rtion, a l pair of carriages slidable along said tracks, a turntablel V:for eachof saidV caronn'ectiont-'with thefcolff's isof riages, means intermediate vthe carriages and the turntables permitting relatively rictionless movement of the turntable with respect to the carriage, depending clamp means on each carriage extending into theY hollow portion ofthe base, rotatable screw means interconnecting the clamp means forrsliding. the carriages in their nection with the post for marking on said forms.

GENE rnoFANTI. 

